ATL - Alessandria
This is an area which stretches from the plain to the Apennines, where the visitor can experience some real emotions. Here castles tell stories and legends of long ago; there are natural beauties such as the Capanne di Marcarolo park; the culinary specialities range from mushrooms to truffles accompanied by some excellent wines; there are many golf courses and museums, including the Regional Cycling Museum which celebrates the achievements of local boys Fausto Coppi and Costante Girardengo. Then, the Alessandria area also includes an important spa and modern wellness centre, Acqui Terme, already well-known in Roman times for the therapeutic powers of the waters which surface at a temperature of 75°.
Information
Piazza Santa Maria di Castello, 14 - 15100 Alessandria
Tel. +39.0131.288095/220056 - Fax: +39.0131.220546
E-mail: info@alexala.it
www.alexala.it
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Places
La “Bollente” di Acqui Terme
This is an elegant, octagonal temple-structure inaugurated in 1879. This eclectic structure has a spring where sulfuric-salty-bromine-iodic water flows at a temperature of 74.5 degrees Celsius.
Palazzo Callori a Vignale Monferrato
The building, erected during the 15th century, houses Monferrato’s Regional Wine Cellar (Enoteca). The ancient cellars in tuff are still used to store prized wines and grappas.
Sacro Monte di Crea
Built at the end of the 1500’s, the Sacro Monte di Crea has 23 chapels and 5 hermitages scattered throughout the woods and connected to each other by paths. The chapels narrate the life of the Virgin Mary and house extraordinary life-size statuary groups.
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People
Alessandro Baricco
"Torino is a place where, in general, things are done with great seriousness and exactness. Even living and dying."
Luis Sepúlveda
“Torino is beautiful today, thanks specifically to the contribution of its immigrants. Immigration needs time to in order for its cultural contribution to acquire strength. Today’s Torino is a result of this cultural settling.”
Walter Dang
“Torino is an inexhaustible source of inspiration, women here have an innate sense of elegance… I think that Torino is the most fascinating city in Italy, with the only possible exception of Florence: Art is my muse.”
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